Troubleshooter TV
 
 
 
 
RULE 55  DON'T JUDGE WHILE YOU ARE FILMING,  TRY TO UNDERSTAND
RULE 56 APPEAR TO BE WELL MEANING BUT SLIGHTLY SILLY
RULE 57  GETTING CONTRIBUTORS TO TRUST YOU IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FUEL IN GETTING THEM GOING
RULE 58  YOU CAN NEVER COMPLIMENT PRESENTERS ENOUGH
RULE 59  IF THE PRESENTER LOOKS GOOD YOU LOOK GOOD
RULE 60  TELL THE PRESENTER THE BEST IDEA IS THEIRS
RULE 61  MAKE CONTRIBUTORS LOOK BAD TO LOOK GOOD
RULE 62  FILM CONTRIBUTORS AT HOME, AND WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
RULE 63: IT IS NOT JUST PRESENTERS AND CONTRIBUTORS TO KEEP HAPPY, BUT YOUR TEAM.
RULE 64 AS A RESEARCHER SEEK TALENTED DIRECTORS AND HELP THEM, RATHER THEN TRYING TO MAKE YOUR OWN FILMS TOO SOON
RULE 65 ALWAYS HAVE YOUR NEXT FILM BUT ONE OR NEXT JOB BUT ONE PLANNED
RULE 66 APPEAR TO OVERSHARE BUT DON'T
RULE 67  SOCIALISE WITH PEOPLE IN TELEVISION AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE
RULE  67b  CHOOSE A PARTNER WHO WON’T LET YOU TALK ABOUT TV ALL THE TIME
RULE 68 TAKE LONG HOLIDAYS
 
 
TV producers run on the dual fuels of arrogance and insecurity.  Just like a rocket, if they get out of balance, and there is too much of one or the other, they explode.
 
Just remember that presenters run on even more of these two fuels, and they are putting themselves out there.  
 
The best are specialists which helps them avoid Harold Acton’s law on TV Celebrity corrupts, and absolute celebrity corrupts absolutely
 
But you can help them by teasing them as well as admiring them
Chapter 5  Love & dealing with contributors bosses and staff